From collapsing rooftop to poverty alleviation village chief

"Old village chief, Sister Guifen's husband..."

On the way back, Lin Ye couldn't help but ask about Qin Guifen's family. Chen Yonggui sighed, habitually took out his pipe from his back, took a puff, and then said:

"Liu Dayou was such a good kid. The doctors in the county said that if we had had emergency equipment, there might have been a chance to save him. But even the county didn't have those things, let alone our village."

Lin Ye remained silent.

In his previous life, he learned first aid in college. The golden four minutes are the only time to save someone from sudden cardiac arrest, and in addition to manual intervention, an AED defibrillator is also needed.

Such equipment is not readily available even in big cities, let alone in impoverished Zhanghua County and Qiongyu Village.

Just like the second daughter in the previous life, poverty is not just about being barren and impoverished, but also about being bloodied and desperate.

Moreover, the situation in Qiongyu Village is far more complicated than that of the impoverished village on Earth.

Even with the "Revitalization Guide" cheat code, it probably wouldn't be so easy to lift Qiongyu Village out of poverty and into prosperity.

The road ahead is very long.

Seeing that Lin Ye remained silent, Chen Yonggui's eyes flickered, and he spoke:

"We're used to being poor; you don't need to keep wasting your time here."

Lin Ye turned to look at Chen Yonggui and suddenly laughed, "Old village chief, are you afraid that I won't be able to hold on like the previous two village chiefs? Don't worry, you can't get rid of me."

Chen Yonggui glanced at Lin Ye, then turned back to smoke his pipe and said nothing more.

The two returned to the Chen family home. Zhang Cui and the two children went to sleep, and Lin Ye tiptoed into his own room.

Subconsciously, I brought up the mini-map of Qiongyu Village, and suddenly my eyes stopped. I noticed that there were some new details on the old village chief's house.

Head of Household: Chen Yonggui

Members: Zhang Cui (wife), Chen Jianguo (eldest son), Sun Yuqin (eldest daughter-in-law), Chen Tiedan (grandson), Chen Weijun (second son), Li Rong (second daughter-in-law), Chen Yaya (granddaughter)

Poverty Alleviation Index: 21

During the day, Lin Ye lit up a map of almost half the village, and each lit house displayed three items: the owner, the members, and the poverty alleviation index.

At that time, all of this information was blank.

At the time, Lin Ye speculated that he would have to personally investigate the situation before the information for the corresponding household would be displayed.

Today he moved into the Chen family home and had a lot of contact with Chen Yonggui, Zhang Cui, Tiedan, and Yaya, so the system determined that he had completed his investigation of the Chen family's situation, which is why the information about the Chen family was displayed.

The head of household and members are fine, but what does this "poverty alleviation index" mean?

Lin Ye had a thought, and a text description appeared below the minimap.

Poverty Alleviation Index:

0-30 poverty.

31-59. Sufficient food and clothing.

A moderately prosperous life for those born between 60 and 80.

81-100 are wealthy.

Lin Ye looked at the text and nodded. The classification from poverty to wealth was quite clear.

The poverty alleviation index should reflect the overall poverty situation of the family.

The old village chief's poverty alleviation index is 21, which is 9 points away from the poverty line.

This makes sense. Chen Yonggui and Zhang Cui were dressed very simply, even in worn-out clothes. The two children, Tiedan and Yaya, were dressed better than the elderly, but they were still just wearing drab coarse cloth clothes. Tiedan's cloth shoes even had a hole in his left big toe.

If this were in Fucheng, it would be better to be a migrant worker renting a room in an urban village.

However, the Chen family's situation was already considered good in Qiongyu Village; the situation of other families could only be worse.

Oh right, except for the home of the chubby and fair-skinned Deputy Village Chief Zhang.

Tomorrow, Zhang Xiaoshan will take me to conduct a thorough investigation of the entire village. We'll then light up the Qiongyu Village map, displaying information for every household, and I'll organize my thoughts.

Lin Ye made up his mind, turned over and lay down, closing his eyes.

Qiongyu Village, I won't leave so easily.

Besides completing the poverty alleviation work, I also need to find Little Ears.

Zhang Dafu's family.

"Zhang Xiaoshan, are you stupid? Taking the side of an outsider!"

Liu Ying kept poking Zhang Xiaoshan's forehead with her finger, looking at her with a face full of disappointment.

"Why did you go to the village school with that pretty boy this afternoon? What if it collapsed and hit you? Don't you have a brain?"

Zhang Xiaoshan stumbled backward as her mother poked her, then looked up and said:

"Mom! Ya Ya, Mei Mei, and the old village chief are all in the classroom. If I don't go help them, they might not all be able to escape!"

Liu Ying glared at Zhang Xiaoshan, "What's it to you? Do you think people will thank you just because you do good deeds? Back then, Liu Dayou died of illness, but Qin Guifen said your father killed her husband! And Sun Xiuying, she still holds a grudge because your father gave her one less bucket of water! Do you understand that good deeds don't always get rewarded?!"

Zhang Xiaoshan, with her neck stiff, said, "Mom! A lot of people in the village praised me today, saying that I saved someone with Village Chief Lin! Doing good deeds really does bring good fortune!"

Liu Ying sneered, "So you did good deeds outside too, and what happened to you in the end? You almost got... taken advantage of by a man..."

"alright!"

Zhang Dafu finally spoke, interrupting his wife.

Zhang Xiaoshan's eyes were already red. Years ago, she was cheated in a factory in the big city, and her reputation was ruined after returning to her village. This incident had always been a thorn in her heart, but now it was being brought up again by her own mother.

Her tears finally streamed down her face. "Yes, Mom, I've disgraced you. I should have died out there."

She turned and ran out of the house. Liu Ying hurriedly chased after her but couldn't stop her. She angrily shouted after her.

"Zhang Xiaoshan, I'm telling you, you're not allowed to bring that guy surnamed Lin to do any of that 'surveillance' tomorrow!"

Zhang Xiaoshan ran out of Qiongyu Village and to the familiar mountainside. She squatted on the edge of the thorny, rocky cliff, looking at the distant lights of Zhanghua County, her tears gradually drying.

This place has always been her safe haven. Whenever she feels wronged, she likes to come to the hillside to be alone and then call her cousin Hou Linlin to chat.

Today was no different. She took out her old cell phone and dialed Hou Linlin's number.

The call was answered quickly, and Hou Linlin's voice was cheerful, "Cousin, why are you calling me so late?"

Zhang Xiaoshan smiled, making her voice sound normal, "I've got nothing to do, so I wanted to chat with you for a bit. You said yesterday that Village Chief Lin was trending a lot online, what about today?"

Speaking of this, Hou Linlin clearly perked up, "Today is even more exciting! Cousin, let me tell you, Lin Ye has been trending on Weibo all day."

Zhang Xiaoshan asked curiously, "What happened?"

Hou Linlin chuckled and said, "Justice-seeking people are going to expose his dirty secrets! I only just found out that he's done so many bad things—diva behavior, assault, sexual harassment, two-timing—it's like a complete scandal!"

Zhang Xiaoshan corrected, "Too numerous to recount."

"Oh right! Anyway, he's done all sorts of bad things, and now the whole internet is cursing him. Someone in our anti-fan group said they're going to Qiongyu Village to expose his true colors so the kind villagers won't be deceived by him! And a lot of reporters, paparazzi, and stuff are also planning to go to Qiongyu Village!"